Store Inventory Control Associate

Weis Markets•Perry Hall, MD

5d•$15 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a Store Inventory Control Associate who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role is responsible for overseeing vendors, managing merchandise intake and outtake, ensuring product quality, executing reclamation processes, and maintaining a secure, organized, and sanitary backroom and receiving area. The associate will also focus on reducing shrink, cooperating with co-workers, and adhering to safety and sanitation standards. Training is provided for operating power jacks, hand jacks, and baling cardboard. The associate will also be responsible for utilizing all company-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and may assist in other departments as needed.

Requirements

High school education or general education degree (GED).
Preferably two (2) years or more experience in receiving.

Responsibilities

Oversees vendors bringing merchandise in and out of store.
Receives, checks, counts and records all incoming merchandise and similarly checks and records all outgoing merchandise to be returned to vendors.
Compares identifying information and verifies counts or weight of incoming merchandise against bills of lading, invoices, orders or other records.
Promotes excellent customer relations, smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions and helps resolve customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
Focuses on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and makes changes to ensure progress.
Ensures product is in saleable condition.
Rejects damaged items, records shortages and enters data or merchandise received into the system for proper billing.
Conducts code date shelf inspections to validate vendor compliance with rotation and freshness expectations.
Executes reclamation process according to company guidelines to scan, box, and return damaged, out-of-code or recalled merchandise.
Contacts vendors as needed to request product or service to meet customer demand.
Communicates merchandising expectations to vendors as directed by store management.
Reduces shrink by minimizing waste and damages, handling damaged or out-of-code merchandise according to established company procedures and ensuring proper receiving procedures are followed and enforced.
Maintains backroom and receiving area security, sanitation and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
Follows and enforces company safety standards and ensures that equipment used for receiving and moving merchandise to storage or sales floor is in safe operating condition.
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
Disposes of trash properly.
May assist with unloading deliveries through operation of a power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
May assist with baling cardboard (if properly trained) or other related duties.
Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Benefits

health plan
dental
vision
flexible spending accounts
short term disability
basic life and AD&D
group whole life with long term care rider
voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness
401(k) retirement savings plans
scholarship program
associate discount programs
auto and home insurance
employee assistance program
pet insurance
purchasing power
ID theft protection
legal services
paid time off
sick pay
quarterly incentive based on eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.